eat like a bird

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eat like a bird

verb eats like a bird · eating like a bird · ate like a bird · eaten like a bird

  1. colloquial To eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.

Opposite: eat like a horse, eat like an animal

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verb to eat small amounts

Españolcomer como un pajarito
中文吃得少
Portuguêscomer como um passarinho
Françaismanger comme un moineau

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@misc{eat_like_a_bird_2026,
  title = {eat like a bird},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eat%20like%20a%20bird},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}